Samurai Sentai Shinkenger
Samurai Sentai Shinkenger (侍戦隊シンケンジャー, Samurai Sentai Shinkenjā, Samurai Squadron Shinkenger) is the title of Toei Company's thirty-third entry in its long-running Super Sentai metaseries of Japanese tokusatsu television series. It aired from February 15, 2009 to February 7, 2010, replacing Engine Sentai Go-onger and was replaced by Tensou Sentai Goseiger. It joined Kamen Rider Decade as a program featured in TV Asahi's Super Hero Time programming block, and following Decade's finale, it aired alongside Kamen Rider W. It incorporates elements from the Jidaigeki drama genre and Japanese themes and aesthetics. The catchphrase for the series is "Authorized by divine providence!!" (天下御免!!, Tenkagomen!!). This is the first Super Sentai series to be filmed in HD with an HD camera with its' resolution done at 720p.
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| Genre | Tokusatsu Superhero fiction Action Historical drama |
| Created by | Toei |
| Developed by | Yasuko Kobayashi |
| Directed by | Shōjirō Nakazawa |
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| Narrated by | Hironori Miyata |
| Opening theme | "Samurai Sentai Shinkenger" by Psychic Lover (Project.R) |
| Ending theme | "Shirokujimuchū Shinkenger" by Hideaki Takatori (Project.R) |
| Composer | Hiroshi Takaki |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| No. of episodes | 49 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 24–25 minutes |
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| Network | TV Asahi |
| Release | February 15, 2009 – February 7, 2010 |
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Its footage and storyline was used for the American series Power Rangers Samurai and its follow up season, Super Samurai.